Montalto Estate Pinot Noir 2020 has red and blue fruits, blood orange, florals, spice, earth, pink peppercorn, fresh herbs, forest floor, make for a wonderfully aromatic aroma profile. A core of quenching juicy red fruit is framed by plush structural tannins which carry the length of the palate. Moreish acidity gives purpose, brightness and a long expressive finish. – Simon Black, Chief Winemaker “Well this is just excellent. The single vineyard wines are full of interest but for pure drinking pleasure, this takes some beating. Quality plus plus here. An interesting amalgam of cherry-plum and woodsy/smoky spice notes with noteworthy length and the tannin/acid scaffolding to keep it all in perfect shape. Enough said, really.”
95 Points – Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front, January 2022, Drink: 2022 – 2028+

“This Montalto Estate is more about the craftsmanship and skill of winemaker Simon Black than the Pinot itself. Here he brings together parcels of fruit that show greater intensity and structure with Red Hill and Main Ridge being the main players. It’s an excellent wine.
Scents of twigs and kicked undergrowth early, dark and drunk cherries shoulder much of the load with flashes of strawberry. I let the glass sit on the bench a while and came back to find blackcurrants had shouldered their way forward. But it’s the depth and the considered complex layers of interest that keep you coming back. Bright red apple acidity rolls in on close but the dark fruit and fine spices hold on more than Wilson Phillips. Delightful. Excellent. Yes please!”
Drink to eight years. Steve Leszczynski, 2021